cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran is at sfo with some good news for bay area passengers. >> reporter: good afternoon, michelle. now, sfo i want to make note was one of those eight airports that the "huffington post" listed to avoid this holiday season but clearing it's not living up to that hype. it appears that our bay area travelers will get to their holiday destinations on time. when you think of thanksgiving travel you think this. lines, waiting and delays. this is denver international airport. frustrated holiday flyers are grounded. fog backed up chicago's normally backed up airport. here at san francisco, no fog, no waiting, no delays. >> today we have the operation mostly on time. >> reporter: the volume is expected to be higher than last year. but what is surprising for flyers is the on time departures across the board. >> we just left a couple hours earlier than expected. so we're here on time and it looks like it will be an easy day so far. >> reporter: the general rule of thumb on busy days like these is to come to the airport earlier. most travelers we spoke to say this has hel